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🎬 IATSE, architecture, oil and watercolor painting, photography. It’s the Gulf of Mexico 🇲🇽

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Gabriel Malor@gabrielmalor.bsky.social · yesterday

Almost any fine against the gov't is going to be perfunctory, but it is coercive for executive branch officers and attorneys, at least short of anyone cabinet-level and above. The award of attorneys fees is significant as this drags on. The longer DHS drags this out the harder it is to go on.

Gabriel Malor@gabrielmalor.bsky.social · yesterday

Fed. judge holds DHS in civil contempt of court for refusing "intentionally and not in good faith" to provide plaintiffs with phone images they intend to use to prove DHS was racially profiling people arrested in Los Angeles without reasonable suspicion. Order from July 28, unsealed today.

B. Defendants’ Noncompliance Is Intentional And Not In Good Faith. Having found that Defendants are in violation of the January 16 Forensic Imaging Order, the burden now shifts to Defendants to show that they were unable to comply. Affordable Media, 179 F.3d at 1239 (9th Cir. 1999). They fail to make that showing. Upon review of the parties’ submissions and counsel’s representations at the hearing, it does not appear that Defendants’ noncompliance is due to an inability to comply. Instead, the clear and convincing evidence shows that Defendants have acted intentionally and not in good faith.
Gabriel Malor@gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 20h ago

ICYMI last night, DHS is currently being fined every day for contempt of court until it coughs up the cell phone records of officers involved in immigration stops in L.A. last year that looked like racial profiling rather than reasonable cause. short thread -->

Gabriel Malor@gabrielmalor.bsky.social · yesterday

Fed. judge holds DHS in civil contempt of court for refusing "intentionally and not in good faith" to provide plaintiffs with phone images they intend to use to prove DHS was racially profiling people arrested in Los Angeles without reasonable suspicion. Order from July 28, unsealed today.

B. Defendants’ Noncompliance Is Intentional And Not In Good Faith. Having found that Defendants are in violation of the January 16 Forensic Imaging Order, the burden now shifts to Defendants to show that they were unable to comply. Affordable Media, 179 F.3d at 1239 (9th Cir. 1999). They fail to make that showing. Upon review of the parties’ submissions and counsel’s representations at the hearing, it does not appear that Defendants’ noncompliance is due to an inability to comply. Instead, the clear and convincing evidence shows that Defendants have acted intentionally and not in good faith.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 19h ago

Mallory McMorrow immediately endorses: “Congratulations to Abdul El-Sayed for winning the Democratic primary to become our nominee to be Michigan’s next US Senator. I’m proud to give Abdul my full endorsement and support as we head to November together as a unified party”

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MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 19h ago

NEWS: Abdul El-Sayed has won the Democratic Primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan. He will face off against Republican Mike Rogers in November.

Martini Shot 🎬🍸@martini-shot.bsky.social · 2h ago

Sometimes I like to listen to tarot card readers on YouTube and 2 have been eerily spot on. Like an Alexa listening thing. Tonight I found one who basically throws his cards on a dog blanket - no crystals, no candles, no twinkles. Like Dude Tarot - and he was fun! Swearing and burping inluded 🤣

Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social · 7h ago

Mainstream media isn’t talking about it, but bulldozers and construction crews have descended upon Texas’ Big Bend National Park as the Trump administration moves forward with its border barrier project. The project will permanently damage one of our nation’s greatest natural treasures.

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Clayton Tucker@claytontuckertx.com · 9h ago

We should protect all those who call Texas home, including wildlife. When data centers spread into sensitive habitats, Texans risk losing the land, water, and wildlife that make our state plentiful. It's time to put our families and our Texas heritage ahead of Wall Street's AI ambitions.

Aerial photo of a large data center complex beside electrical infrastructure and open fields, with suburban homes visible in the distance. An inset circle shows two burrowing owls, highlighting wildlife concerns. Large white text over the image reads, "NEWS: DATA CENTER GROWTH RAISES NEW CONCERNS FOR WILDLIFE," with a small bird logo in the bottom-right corner.
Adam Kinzinger@adamkinzinger.substack.com · 8h ago

The fact that the Democratic senators are agreeing to a continuing resolution until Dec 11th with NO compromises for them is absolute political malpractice and head scratching. Why not even try to ban like…. The arch? Anything!

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 6h ago

New Mexico's attorney general has sued the Trump Justice Department over its refusal to share unredacted documents from its files on Jeffrey Epstein — arguing that the Trump admin is obstructing the state's criminal investigation of Epstein.

Feed the Guillotine; Eat the Rich@mscrabappletree.bsky.social · 6h ago

The Dem tent is big, BUT, there is no room for anyone who isn't in favor of universal healthcare. This is a HUGE rural issue that would be a game changer. Any Dem candidate who wants some hybrid version like what we had with Obamacare, must be deep in corporate pockets -and that will no longer fly

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 19h ago

NEWS: Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) just dropped out of his re-election race at 3:32 a.m.m. He said he’s done running but will finish out his term. This after the House Ethics Committee found “substantial reason to believe [he] violated House Rules related to sexual harassment and hostile workplaces.”

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